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Death of Booth Gardner
August 21, 1936 - March 15, 2013
Tacoma, Washington
| Age 76
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ReadRACHEL LA CORTE, The Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Booth Gardner was a two-term governor whose biggest political effort came long after he left the Washington state Capitol.
Gardner, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two years after he ended his final term as the state's 19th governor, spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the country to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
While Gardner knew he wouldn't...
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"Dear Gardner Family,
In November, 1987 I was interviewed by Governor Gardner for a potential appointment as a Superior Court Judge for King County. I was not the successful candidate for that position, however, Governor Gardner ..."
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